Dispersed Camping in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Showing 18 locations in Schuylkill County.
Anytime Fitness Pottsville
Paved parking lot at the Anytime Fitness in Pottsville. Suitable for a quick, low-profile overnight stop, ideally for members who obtain manager approval first.
Appalachian Trail Walk-In Site
A small walk-in clearing near the trailhead parking, suitable for minimalist backpackers.
Camp-a-While Campground
A developed private campground offering wooded sites with basic amenities. Wooded sites and a creek-side layout are highlights, though highway traffic noise from the nearby corridor is audible.
Christmas Pines Campground
A developed private campground offering non-hookup and hookup sites. Amenities include hot showers, a dump station, and laundry facilities.
Cracker Barrel - Frackville
Convenient highway overnight parking at the Cracker Barrel in Frackville, situated on a hill off the main interstate. The lot has designated RV spaces with some slopes.
Echo Valley Campground
A developed private RV park and campground offering full utility hookups, tent camping sites, hot showers, restrooms, laundry facilities, and a pool. Situated near the creek and highway.
Gobbler Spur Forest Campsite
A primitive hike-in campsite located off Gobbler Spur Road, nestled in the dense forest canopy along the Appalachian Trail.
Gobbler Spur Road - Appalachian Trail Access
A gravel trailhead parking area and walk-in corridor along the Appalachian Trail on State Game Lands. The parking area serves as a popular access point for hikers and hunters.
Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation
This developed scout reservation provides specialized group camping facilities on private organization grounds.
Hertein Campsite
A remote, hike-in backcountry campsite located along the Appalachian Trail corridor, providing a quiet primitive space for trail hikers.
Hometown Walmart
A large commercial parking lot offering convenient overnight stays with prior store permission. The lot features slightly sloped terrain but offers multiple level areas suitable for larger rigs.
Lakewood Park Campground
A newly developed private RV park and campground located on a scenic historic lakeside property. The facility features full hookups, tent sites, a camp store, an on-site restaurant and bar, and clean modern facilities.
Locust Lake State Park Campground
A beautiful wooded state park campground situated around Locust Lake, offering electric and non-electric sites, tent spots, and a dump station. Note: The campground is temporarily closed for renovations as of mid-2025.
Planet Fitness Cressona
Paved commercial parking lot of a Planet Fitness gym in Cressona, suitable for self-contained rigs seeking a single-night stealth stopover with manager approval.
Red Ridge Lake Campground
A private, developed family campground offering RV hookups, water, and an on-site lake.
Round Head Backcountry Campsite
A rustic backcountry tent-camping site located along the Appalachian Trail near Round Head, ideal for trail hikers seeking a quiet place to camp.
Tremont I-81 Commercial Overnight Corridor
A busy commercial transit corridor directly adjacent to Interstate 81 near exit 104. This corridor is primarily comprised of active truck stops, fast food establishments, and open gravel staging areas utilized by travelers and commercial trucks for quick, self-contained overnight stopovers.
Walmart Parking Lot - Saint Clair
An active commercial parking lot offering convenient overnight stays for up to 48 hours, though visitors should expect frequent semi-truck traffic and associated engine noise.